India have emphatically avenged their loss in the 2022 T20 World Cup against England. Jasprit Bumrah dismisses Jofra Archer leg before wicket, sealing a comprehensive victory.
India has secured their place in the finals of the T20 World Cup 2024, where they will face South Africa for the title.
Liam Livingstone was run out in the 15th over due to confusion created on the pitch.
Kuldeep takes his 3rd wicket
Kuldeep Yadav traps Chris Jordan in front of the stumps and claims a simple LBW dismissal. England have lost their 7th wicket now.
England (72/2 in 12.2 overs) chasing 172 vs India in Guyana.
England looses another wicket
Harry Brook attempts a premeditated reverse-sweep, but Kuldeep Yadav crashes the ball into his stumps. Just the ball before, Brook managed to hit a boundary, but this time, Kuldeep adjusts his line and finds success. England lose their sixth wicket, and victory for India appears imminent.
England (68/6 in 10.4 overs) chasing 172 vs India in Guyana.
3 wickets for Axar
Axar Patel claims his third wicket with another first-ball strike, and this one is surprising. Axar delivers a seemingly ordinary delivery that strikes Moeen’s pads and rolls towards Pant. In a puzzling move, Moeen attempts to leave his crease, allowing Pant to collect the ball and break the stumps.
England (49/4 in 8 overs) chasing 172 vs India in Guyana.
Axar hits the wicket again
Axar Patel strikes again with another first-ball dismissal in consecutive overs. Delivering it slower through the air, the ball grips the surface and turns sharply, leaving Bairstow completely deceived as he is bowled out.
England (35/3 in 5.1 overs) chasing 172 vs India in Guyana.
Bumrah takes the wicket
A crucial breakthrough for India as Jasprit Bumrah’s off cutter crashes into Phil Salt’s stumps. Salt attempts to play across the line but is completely deceived by Bumrah’s skillful bowling.
England (34/2 in 4.4 overs) chasing 172 vs India in Guyana.
On the very first delivery of the match, Axar Patel dismisses Jos Buttler, who attempts a reverse sweep and instead edges the ball to Rishabh Pant behind the stumps.
England (26/1 in 3.1 overs) chasing 172 vs India in Guyana.
Jos Buttler and Phil Salt step up to chase England’s target of 172 runs in Guyana. Arshdeep Singh opens the bowling and manages to keep England from scoring any boundaries in his first over.
England (13/0 in 2 overs) chasing 172 vs India in Guyana.
India reached a total of 171 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in Guyana, thanks to a commendable effort from Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja in the last two overs.
A six by Axar Patel in the final over propelled India past the par score of 167 runs.
India (171/7 in 20 overs) vs England in Guyana.
Dube is out for a duck. Shivam Dube, brought in to accelerate in the final overs, departs without scoring. He edges a length ball on the off stump to Jos Buttler. Chris Jordan now has a chance for a hat-trick, marking the second occurrence in this T20 World Cup 2024.
Another Wicket for England
Suryakumar attempts to launch Jofra Archer out of the park but fails to pick the slower back-of-the-hand delivery. He falls short by 5 yards of the long-off boundary line.
India has lost two well-set batters consecutively.
Just 3 overs left now with India at 132/4.
India’s captain, Rohit Sharma, and senior batter Suryakumar Yadav have accumulated fifty runs together. Rohit Sharma reaches his fifty in just 36 balls, while Surya continues to show his intent since the match resumed.
India (113/3 in 13.4 overs) vs England in Guyana.
HUGE SIX!
Rohit, the Indian captain, lofted the leg spinner for a colossal six over the bowler’s head after clearing his stance. Sharma is now nearing his half-century.
T20 World Cup semi-final, IND vs ENG: India (86/2 in 11 overs) vs England in Guyana.
India (77/2 in 10 overs) vs England in Guyana. Rohit (41*), Suryakumar (21*).
India (69/2 in 9 overs) vs England in Guyana.
Play has resumed in the Province stadium of Guyana after the inspection and the players are walking back to the pitch to start the game. India stands at 65 runs in 8 overs with the loss of 2 wickets.
Play to resume at 11:10 PM IST.
There is a damp area within the 30-yard circle that the umpires are currently addressing. Rollers are being employed despite the sun shining brightly and all covers having been removed. However, the persisting wet patch remains a concern.
Rain 🌧️ stops play in Guyana! #TeamIndia 65/2 after 8 overs.
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One of the most anticipated matches in this T20 World Cup is finally here as India and England face each other in the semi-finals of the World Cup series, it’s like a deja vu as both the behemoths locked horns with each other in 2022. The toss was delayed as the rain played in Guyana hide and seek which had forced the match officials to delay the toss, but eventually England won the toss and opted to bowl first.
With the sky cleared out and the sun shining bright the match began at 9:15 PM IST with no overs lost. India captain Rohit Sharma started off with a boundary in the first over, but the Indian team faced a massive blow as Virat Kohli lost his wicket in the 3rd over of the match to Topley, with just 9 runs in his basket. While Rohit Sharma was still on the pitch India had compromised another wicket and this time Rishab Pant had fallen in the 5th over. The wicket came at a very crucial time for England.
The rain has again played its hand halting the game in the 8th over of the match. This might come as a bad news for the Indian cricket team who had just garnered some momentum in the game after the powerplay. Currently, India stands at 65 runs from 8 overs, having lost 2 wickets. The next field inspection is expected to be carried out around 10:45 PM IST.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav
England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (c& wk), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Reece Topley, Adil Rashid
The T20Is have witnessed India and England against each other 23 times. Where the Indian team has emerged victorious for 12 times, the English has won 11 matches. Although in T20 World Cups, the countries have clashed only 4 times and both have won twice each.
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